Conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device

ABSTRACT

The conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device of the present invention is that a thermal conducting structure is installed between the thermal conductive casing of first piping having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet for passing through supply water flow and the thermal conductive casing of second piping having at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet for passing through thermal conducting fluid.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention discloses that the thermal energy of supply waterflow or liquid or gaseous state fluid with thermal energy is transferredto thermal conducting fluid inside second piping via the thermalconducting structure thereby allowing thermal conducting fluid to beconveyed to its terminal thermal energy release device for releasing thethermal energy.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

The conventional water supply system usually discharges water flow alongwith the simultaneous thermal energy release.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention discloses a first piping for passing throughsupply water flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid with thermal energyis through the connection of thermal conducting structure to transferthe thermal energy of the water flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluidwith thermal energy to the thermal conducting fluid inside secondpiping.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a 3D structural schematic view of the conducting typeinter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of the present invention showingthat interior of first piping and second piping are additionally madewith thermal conducting fins at the locations thereof near to thermalconducting structure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the embodiment of the present inventionshowing that two second pipings are connected to one first piping viathermal conducting structure (1000).

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS

-   100: First piping-   101: Fluid inlet-   101′: Fluid outlet-   103, 104: Thermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet port-   106: Internal thermal conducting fin-   200: Second piping-   1000: Thermal conducting structure

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device ofthe present invention is that a thermal conducting structure isinstalled between the casing of first piping having at least one fluidinlet and at least one fluid outlet for passing through supply waterflow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid with thermal energy and thecasing of second piping having at least two thermal conducting fluidinlet/outlet ports for passing through water flow, or liquid or gaseousstate fluid with thermal energy, and said casings of first and secondpiping are made of thermal conductive material, wherein the first pipingis for passing through supply water flow, or liquid or gaseous statewith thermal energy, the second piping is for passing through waterflow, or other liquid or gaseous state thermal conducting fluid, and theisothermal energy transfer is performed through the thermal conductingstructure and the thermal energy of supply water flow, or other liquidor gaseous state fluid inside first piping.

FIG. 1 is a 3D structural schematic view of the conducting typeinter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device of the presentinvention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 & 2, the conducting type inter-piping fluid thermalenergy transfer device mainly comprises the following:

The first piping (100): It is of the tubular structure having at leastone fluid inlet (101) and at least one fluid outlet (101′) for passingthrough water flow, or liquid or gas state fluid with thermal energy,and having a pipe casing being made of thermal conductive material fortransferring thermal energy to internal water flow, or liquid or gaseousstate thermal conducting fluid inside second pipe casing being made ofthermal conductive material via thermal conducting structure (1000),wherein the number of first piping (100) can be optionally selected asneeded;

The second piping (200): It is of the tubular structure having at leasttwo thermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104) for passingthrough supply water flow, or liquid or gas state fluid with thermalenergy for transferring isothermal energy to internal water flow, orliquid or gaseous state thermal conducting fluid inside first pipecasing via casing of second piping (200) itself being made of thermalconductive material, thermal conducting structure (1000), and the firstpipe casing being made of thermal conductive material, wherein thenumber of first piping (100) can be optionally selected as needed;

thermal conducting structure (1000): It is made of good thermalconductive material and is connected between first piping (100) andsecond piping (200) for isothermally transferring the thermal energybetween supply water flow, or gaseous or liquid state fluid with thermalenergy passing through first piping (100) and internal water flow, orgaseous or liquid state fluid inside second piping (200) via thermalconductive casing of first piping (100), thermal conducting structure(1000) and thermal conductive casing of second piping (200);

The thermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104): It is fordischarging or receiving water flow, or liquid or gaseous thermalconducting fluid with thermal energy and for transferring the thermalenergy of thermal conducting fluid inside second piping (200) receivedfrom the supply water flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid insidefirst piping (100) to the outside target, wherein the number of thermalconducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104) can be optionallyselected as needed.

In addition, for promoting the performance of transferring thermalenergy of supply water flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid insidefirst piping (100) to thermal conducting fluid inside second piping(200), interior of said first piping (100) is further additionally madewith thermal conducting fins (106) at the locations thereof near tothermal conducting structure (1000) to increase the heat conductingarea, thereby allowing the thermal energy of supply water, or gaseous orliquid state fluid with thermal energy to the water flow, or gaseous orliquid state thermal conducting fluid inside second piping (200) viathermal conducting fins (106) inside first piping (100), thermalconductive pipe casing of first piping itself, thermal conductingstructure (1000), thermal conductive casing of second piping (200), andinternal thermal conducting fins (106) inside the second piping (200) atthe locations thereof near to thermal conducting structure (1000).

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of the present invention showingthat interior of first piping and second piping are additionally madewith thermal conducting fins at the locations thereof near to thermalconducting structure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of FIG. 3.

Embodying constitution methods for the conducting type inter-pipingfluid thermal energy transfer device include 1) an integral structure bycasting or welding, 2) a combination structure.

The whole structure of above said conducting type inter-piping fluidthermal energy transfer device is made of thermal conductive materialsuch as cast iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or made by thermalconductive material favorable for thermal energy transfer.

For the conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transferdevice of the present invention in practical application, the number offirst piping (100) can be one or more than one, and the number of secondpiping (200) being connected to first piping (100) via thermalconducting structure (1000) can also be one or more than one.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the embodiment of the present inventionshowing that two second pipings are connected to one first piping viathermal conducting structure (1000).

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5.

Beside of the application for inter-piping fluid thermal energytransfer, the conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transferdevice of the present invention has the following applications:

1. The application of that first piping (100) is passed through bygaseous or liquid state fluid with thermal energy for transferringthermal energy to the gaseous or liquid state fluid inside second piping(200) via thermal conducting structure (1000); or

2. The application of that gaseous or liquid state fluid with thermalenergy is reversely sent from outside to second piping (200) via thethermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104) fortransferring thermal energy to gaseous or liquid state fluid insidepiping (100) via thermal conducting structure (1000).

1. A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer deviceis that a thermal conducting structure is installed between the casingof first piping having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluidoutlet for passing through supply water flow, or liquid or gaseous statefluid with thermal energy and the casing of second piping having atleast two thermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet ports for passingthrough water flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid with thermalenergy, and said casings of first and second piping are made of thermalconductive material, wherein the first piping is for passing throughsupply water flow, or liquid or gaseous state with thermal energy, thesecond piping is for passing through water flow, or other liquid orgaseous state thermal conducting fluid, and the isothermal energytransfer is performed through the thermal conducting structure and thethermal energy of supply water flow, or other liquid or gaseous statefluid inside first piping; wherein it mainly comprises the following:The first piping (100): It is of the tubular structure having at leastone fluid inlet (101) and at least one fluid outlet (101′) for passingthrough water flow, or liquid or gas state fluid with thermal energy,and having a pipe casing being made of thermal conductive material fortransferring thermal energy to internal water flow, or liquid or gaseousstate thermal conducting fluid inside second pipe casing being made ofthermal conductive material via thermal conducting structure (1000),wherein the number of first piping (100) can be optionally selected asneeded; The second piping (200): It is of the tubular structure havingat least two thermal conducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104)for passing through supply water flow, or liquid or gas state fluid withthermal energy for transferring isothermal energy to internal waterflow, or liquid or gaseous state thermal conducting fluid inside firstpipe casing via casing of second piping (200) itself being made ofthermal conductive material, thermal conducting structure (1000), andthe first pipe casing being made of thermal conductive material, whereinthe number of first piping (100) can be optionally selected as needed;The thermal conducting structure (1000): It is made of good thermalconductive material and is connected between first piping (100) andsecond piping (200) for isothermally transferring the thermal energybetween supply water flow, or gaseous or liquid state fluid with thermalenergy passing through first piping (100) and internal water flow, orgaseous or liquid state fluid inside second piping (200) via thermalconductive casing of first piping (100), thermal conducting structure(1000) and thermal conductive casing of second piping (200); The thermalconducting fluid inlet/outlet ports (103), (104): It is for dischargingor receiving water flow, or liquid or gaseous thermal conducting fluidwith thermal energy and for transferring the thermal energy of thermalconducting fluid inside second piping (200) received from the supplywater flow, or liquid or gaseous state fluid inside first piping (100)to the outside target, wherein the number of thermal conducting fluidinlet/outlet ports (103), (104) can be optionally selected as needed. 2.A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein for promoting the performance oftransferring thermal energy of supply water flow, or liquid or gaseousstate fluid inside first piping (100) to thermal conducting fluid insidesecond piping (200), interior of said first piping (100) is furtheradditionally made with thermal conducting fins (106) at the locationsthereof near to thermal conducting structure (1000) to increase the heatconducting area, thereby allowing the thermal energy of supply water, orgaseous or liquid state fluid with thermal energy to the water flow, orgaseous or liquid state thermal conducting fluid inside second piping(200) via thermal conducting fins (106) inside first piping (100),thermal conductive pipe casing of first piping itself, thermalconducting structure (1000), thermal conductive casing of second piping(200), and internal thermal conducting fins (106) inside the secondpiping (200) at the locations thereof near to thermal conductingstructure (1000).
 3. A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energytransfer device as claimed in claim 1, wherein embodying constitutionmethods include an integral structure by casting or welding.
 4. Aconducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein embodying constitution methods include acombination structure.
 5. A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermalenergy transfer device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wholestructure is made of thermal conductive material such as cast iron,aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or made by thermal conductivematerial favorable for thermal energy transfer.
 6. A conducting typeinter-piping fluid thermal energy transfer device as claimed in claim 1,wherein the number of first piping (100) can be one or more than one,and the number of second piping (200) being connected to first piping(100) via thermal conducting structure (1000) can also be one or morethan one.
 7. A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energytransfer device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the applications includethat first piping (100) is passed through by gaseous or liquid statefluid with thermal energy for transferring thermal energy to the gaseousor liquid state fluid inside second piping (200) via thermal conductingstructure (1000).
 8. A conducting type inter-piping fluid thermal energytransfer device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the applications includethat gaseous or liquid state fluid with thermal energy is reversely sentfrom outside to second piping (200) via the thermal conducting fluidinlet/outlet ports (103), (104) for transferring thermal energy togaseous or liquid state fluid inside piping (100) via thermal conductingstructure (1000).